715-634-2484 They average 15-20 loads of wood per week. exclaims the diver, Jeff Petrouski, 24, speaking to co-workers on the crew boat via radio, after the recent discovery of the lake-bed shelf of timber, cut years ago from an old forest and preserved by the cold. The Great Lakes Timber Association (GLTA) organizes the annual Log-a-Load to provide its members with a way to sell their logging logs. Indeed, a fire in the North Woods killed 1,152 people in the town of Peshtigo, half the population, on the very same day the Chicago Fire killed 250. Mark, 40, and Jason, 42, earned bachelor degrees in forestry from Michigan Technological University, originally planning to become foresters. But those here stay for the beauty, the rolling hills thick with oaks, hemlock and tamarack; the pristine Apostle Islands, and the crashing waves of Lake Superior, the world's largest body of fresh water, and, residents insist, the cleanest. (GLTPA) Logging & Heavy Equipment Expo in Escanaba, Mich., Barko held a loader contest that tested the operating skills of participants by requiring them to move six logs back and forth on the course with a brand new Barko 595B hydrostatic merchandising loader. ASHWAUBENON - TheGreat Lakes Timber Professionals Associationsaw a path to return to Green Bay and has taken it. While some may think that limousines and party buses are mutually exclusive, they are not! 250-640-7469 www.northernlogger.com, May 22-23 Contact Us | News, Sports, Jobs - Daily Press Copyright document.write(new Date().getFullYear()); Great Lakes Timber Professionals NAWLA Leadership Summit, To protect forests from this destructive insect, federal quarantines have been imposed on firewood from infested areas. It can kill new growth and hamper forest recovery. wfca.ca, February 6-8 Visit event's website https://www.gltpa.org/gltpa/Expo.asp Print this page Tweet If youre interested in a career in forest protection, becoming a forest ranger might be the perfect fit. Great Lakes Scuttlebutt While tourist money still flows into the port town of Bayfield, a charming old fishing village, the North Woods region is among the most economically depressed in Wisconsin. Rather than retrieve the logs, it was cheaper and easier to cut down more trees. Reforestation can also help reduce the effects of climate change, by absorbing CO2 and producing oxygen. MSR Annual Workshop,
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